People Annnoy Me

[Liberalynn]

I'm in one of those moods where I hate people. They are just annoying me a lot lately for a lot of reasons of which I will share a few.

1. You try to say no as politely as possible then they just turn around and ask you another way for the same favor.

2. They feel like in order to promote what they like, they have to bash what you like.

3. They get nasty for no reason! Some old woman behind me in the supermarkert turned and looked at me and said "get out of her way, she's important, and she will run you over." I wasn't racing or trying to hit her with my cart. I was just walking normal speed and looking around minding my own business. I wasn't even paying any attention to her.

4. They're stupid. How can anyone look at facts such as this country was enjoying peace and prospertity the likes of which we hadn't seen in ages under a Democratic President and then put the idiot Republicans back in power even though they've proven they bring darkness, poverty, and war. I know they cheated but why don't more demand an investigation. I know people here do but I'm talking about the apethic general populace.

On top of all that I feel guilty for feeling this way because I was raised under Catholicism. Where I am supposed to ask others to excuse my breathing. I'm not Catholic anymore and in therapy to try and rid myself of the guilt but a part of it's still there, and feels like I'm selfish and awful for even thinking I hate other people.

Maybe it's just PMS! I don't know. Does anyone else have suggestions of how to deal with the irritation of others? Sometimes I just want to go live in a cave with only supplies to keep from starving and dehydrating, my dog, supplies for fire to keep warm and read by, and a bunch of books. Then maybe I'd get some peace and happiness.

Of course as a pacifist it is hard to deal with this anger at others too.

[The empressof all]

1. You are not alone

I can get very very irritated with other people's behavior. I really try not to make it a habit to give it back to them though. I'm certainly not someone who will just swallow it if it gets out of hand but I try not to sweat the small stuff. I did lose it over the week-end with a phone solicitor calling for a donation from those fire fighter scam donation call centers. I stopped him a half a minute into the speech and HE... became indignant with my telling him I wasn't interested when I didn't even know what he was calling about. Well, DUH...why would someone I don't know be calling me from the fire fighters charities unless he wanted money from me. Frankly I'm surprised he stayed on as long as he did as I ripped him a new one.

By, the way I am registered with the DO NOT CALL list but every once in a blue moon one seems to slip through.

[Liberalynn]

3. Thank You

Thank you. It is good to know I am not alone.

Those charity phone calls are annoying. Especially since so many of them are scams. I do donate when I can to things like the Red Cross and American Diabetes but I prefer to seek them out when I want to give.

I am on the Do Not Call List as well but I think charites are exempt from it.

That reminds me of one of the other things that is annoying! When people who dial the wrong number try to argue with you when you tell them they did.

They will say something like, "Is Sandy there and you say no there is no Sandy here, you have the wrong number.Then they say "are you sure? What number is this? I'm sure I dialed the right number!" That's usually when I start to get mad. I want to say, "NO! I am a moron and don't know who lives in my own house and I'm too stupid to hold a coversation with an obvious genius such as yourself so I'm going to hang up now.

I always try to hold my temper but lately it is getting harder.

[Rainbowreflect]

2. I understand how you feel.

I have been in a funk all weekend. People just continue to piss me off with their stupidity, selfishness & their unbelievable ignorance.

[Liberalynn]

4. Sorry to Hear

you had a bad weekend! I agree the selfishness and stupidy that seem to abound lately gets so disheartning.

I got really annoyed when a fellow Democrat wrote in a local newspaper that we as Democrats need to quit showing off our smarts so much and learn to talk to people on a level they understand.

Are we supposed to apologize for using the brains we were born with just because they can't use the common sense of a flea to know that the Pukes are wrecking this country?

[Richard Steele]

5. "HELL is other people"

I forget who said that, but I often agree.